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the USA and the UK pronunciation
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Weronika_1988
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the USA and the UK pronunciation
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Hi, please help me.
Which form is the correct one?
�iː ˌjuː es ˈeɪ (the USA) or:
�ə juː es ˈeɪ (the USA)
�iː ˌjuː ˈkeɪ (the UK) or:
�ə ˌjuː ˈkeɪ (the UK)
I think that the correct one is /�ə juː es ˈeɪ/ because USA starts with the consonant sound the same with UK.
What do you think?
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20 Oct 2011
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lalla99
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Hi, interesting question!
For the same reason that we say �ə in front of �yellow � and �yap �, I think most people say:
�ə juː es ˈeɪ (the USA) and
�ə ˌjuː ˈkeɪ (the UK)
However, I �m sure there are probably people who also say �the = �iː � in front of the juː sound. It �s not difficult to pronounce.
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20 Oct 2011
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chalii
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�ə juː es ˈeɪ (the USA)
is correct |
20 Oct 2011
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Minka
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Chalii is right, no doubt about it. |
20 Oct 2011
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MoodyMoody
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More commonly, we Americans say /�ə juː es ˈeɪ/, but it is not a mistake to say /�iː ˌjuː es ˈeɪ/. Not degrading the vowel to a schwa emphasizes "the" more. In fact, many times we �ll just say /�ə juː es/, and in that case, we �ll almost always use the schwa because we are being lazy anyway. |
20 Oct 2011
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